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Following Potential 2018 Draftees

PG_AB said:
I'm fairly convinced Robinson is better than the kid from Tulane DX/ESPN has in the first rd, Melvin Frazier, their similar for sure... Early 2nd rd grade easily, actually I'd say fringe-first.. with room to rise for sure, this kid is gonna shine in team workouts.. Truly has a deft touch..
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I think so too, man. But I thought the same about Hanlan and I went to BC so my bias blinds me lol.
 
Frazier is super interesting. Mike Scmitz wrote some stuff on him and supposedly he doesnt watch the NBA much at all. Didnt even know who DeMar DeRozan was until recently. He has probably heard of none of the Jazz players lmao.
 
Temple is absolutely housing Wichita St on their home-floor , and the games just begun... This looks like it's gonna get real ugly..

This has major resume ramifications... sheesh.. good time to evaluate Shamet... I always like seeing players with their backs up against the wall
 
flawless showing from Temple in this first half.. damn.. WSU ran into a buzz-saw...

I mentioned that Echenoiya is a possible NBA player last season too. This is like a Steve Novak vs UConn type showing, in the first half at-least.. He hasn't missed.. 4/4 from 3, he's 6'10" for those who don't know who i'm talkking about.

The thing about this Temple team, and I've watched em a ton, is they execute their offense!!!! Thats what they do.. Its like clockwork here in this game..
 
Watched Frazier last night and was thoroughly unimpressed. Now, likely just a bad game, but i didn't love his shooting stroke and he really didn't do much else out there. Will have to try to catch Tulane again.
 
Tony Carr ladies and gentleman.. This dude needs to take a bow in the middle of this game to each side of the crowd.. this is like some other ****...

Whats the best way I can describe tony carr... It might be best thru a video game reference... "Burst damage" ? familiar with that, Tony Carr is capable of immense wreckage at the drop of a dime.. He brings massive burst damage/firepower to the table...

The boxscore doesn't even do it justice at all... Thats just about the loudest 22 points you will ever see(other than the way someone like Gobert drops 22 on you, this particular performance is even beyond that tho tbh, this is straight BLOW YOUR DOORS OFF..)....

whatever internet props/brownie points/whatever goes on here, I deserve a fistful of them of them for pointing this kid out in the fashion I did.. I was spot on in my assessment... which was THIS KID is one of the 4-star PG's that would've been 5-stars ina normal year but was pushed down by Lonzo, DS JR, Fox, Frank Jackson etc.
 
Jacob Evans 1-6 in this game today... It was an ugly shooting night... Purdue had a similar issue... I would advise not to draw too much of a conclusion from these games... They are amatuers after all.. Gotta cut em some slack, everyone has bad shooting nights...
 
Arizona St closes the half on a furious 23-6 run... Ayton is gonna get featured here in the 2nd half, should be a good show..
 
I feel good about having listed Donovan Mitchell as a CG and not a SG or SG/PG. I was pretty staunch about that pre-draft.. I used to say if u watch him he's not a limited passer, he had that timing/awareness for quick dumpoffs when the help is over-extended his way... he just so happens to be one of those players thats best suited to score.

As y'all have probably deduced at this point, i like to give these types the benefit of the doubt, there's always immense room for improvement to pass -- it's easy...


Was I wrong when I used to tell people to stop panicking about losing Hayward, and the Jazz can play .500 or better ball without him? These are the types of things I got tons of **** for saying here...
 
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I remember when I first saw Carr, I thought "He kinda looks like Marlo from the Wire" LOL

I swear u watch him, he's kinda got that sort of mindset, he's not playing to win he's playing to win in devastating fashion.... This kid is not wasting time... He deadly serious like it's crunch time from the opening tip..

U gotta love this ****.. IDK how u can say otherwise.. This is one player turning the heat up on a powerhouse squad much higher than they can handle... I threw my hands up in the air watching this ****..
 
Now that the Jazz draft positioning is weakened. I wanna just say 3 names;

Daniel Gafford, Anfernee Simons and Mitchell Robinson. Robinson and Gafford can both complement Utah's frontcourt completely, they aren't pure C's, anyone who says that isn't paying close enough attention, these 2 glide laterally..


These 3 are HIGH POTENTIAL choices.. Their ceilings are higher than the surrounding names..
 
I think the Jazz should probably go big with their pick. However, if they're drafting outside the top 15 and Robert Williams is off the board, I think they should take a serious look at Issac Bonga. He's probably going to measure 6'10" this spring with a 7' wing-span. He handles, passes, can run pick-and-roll, can rebound and go, can finish at the rim, and can really run the floor. He just needs to add strength, fix his jumper and acclimate to playing as a forward. He should end up 6'10" and 225 lbs when it's said and done, and could be the Dante Exum of forwards.

The Jazz would eventually have a line-up with Mitchell, Rubio/Exum, Ingles, Bonga and Gobert, where everyone outside of Rudy can initiate offense and score at three levels. The ball would really move, and the Jazz would have mismatches at 2 or 3 positions every night. They'd also have plenty of length on defense.

I'd put in a vote for Jared Vanderbilt, but he's not showing that the can score, and he doesn't really get above the rim. I doubt Vanderbilt comes out this year. If he does, he might resemble Jerian Grant (OKC) in the near term, a guy who defends, rebounds and gets a few putbacks.

If the Jazz don't go big, there are a half dozen wings they can look at, and you guys have been mentioning them all, but then we're talking about a rookie playing behind Ingles, Crowder and O'Neale for the next two years, while we've still got a gaping hole next to Gobert in the front court.
 
rare144 said:
Anyone watch Killian Tillie play? Curious
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Some. He looks like he'll be a fairly versatile 6'10", 230-lb, back-up 4. He can shoot a bit outside and can likely improve. He rebounds and plays good position defense. He makes good passes in a system. He'll do the things Jerebko does and play a bit better around the rim as a scorer and rebounder. I'm just not seeing enough athleticism or advanced offense to think he'll be more than a rotation player at this point. He could probably start for a few teams, but the Jazz should be reaching a bit higher, imo.
 
zyzz said:
Anyone get a chance to watch Elie Okobo?

https://www.thestepien.com/2018/02/15/hiding-plain-sight-elie-okobo/
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Yeah and I thought to myself "damn, he kinda reminds me of Brandon Knight"... I have not a single bad word to say about this kid.. I'll take him on my team anyday of the week. Many of the ''out of class' comparisons I made about him are all right, I used to say I'd take him over Isaiah Briscoe and George De Paula and players like that, and thats certainly run true in short order..
 
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